There is no way a country can develop if it is hampered by severe deficit in infrastructure, President Muhammadu Buhari has said.
The President spoke Tuesday at State House, Abuja, while receiving the outgoing Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Nigeria, Dr Zhou Pingjian, at a virtual farewell audience.
“Please convey our appreciation to President Xi Jinping for the contribution of China towards reversing the infrastructure deficit we suffer in the areas of rail, roads, airports and power. There’s no way a country can develop without these things,” President Buhari said.
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There is anxiety in Ondo as lawmakers of the state house of Assembly have commenced impeachment process against Alfred Agboola Ajayi, the state deputy governor.
Ajayi, who recently defected from the All Progressive Congress (APC) to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has been at loggerhead with the state governor Rotimi Akeredolu.
The embattled deputy governor was served an impeachment notice on Tuesday, July 7, by the lawmakers over alleged gross gross misconduct.
Security operatives were also said to have arrived the premises of the assembly in order to prevent the breakdown of law.
Fourteen lawmakers have supported the impeachment of Ajayi, …
Ibrahim Magu has been suspended as the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
This comes a day after he was arrested and detained by officers of the Department of State Security (DSS) in Abuja.
He was grilled by a panel probing allegations of gross misconduct against him but the panel was unable to conclude with him.
News of his suspension filtered as the panel resumed sitting on Tuesday for more questioning.
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Africa Daily News, New york recalls that the Attorney general of the federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, …
Former governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha, yesterday said he was not in anyway involved in the payment of pension fraudsters and that he only inherited the fraud from his predecessor, Senator Rochas Okorocha.
Ihedioha spoke in Owerri, through the former executive chairman of Pension Commission, Chime Aliliele, after the state government published names of eight persons who received ₦330 million annually as pension from its probe on pension fraud in Imo State.
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According to Aliliele, “I have received hundreds of phone calls and WhatsApp messages in reference to
Ajimobi died on Thursday, June 25 from multiple organ failure due to COVID-19 complications.
Senator AbdulFatai Buhari (Oyo North) moved the points, urging the Upper Assembly to immortalise the statesman.
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He also urged that a high-powered delegation be sent to commiserate with the family and the government and people of Oyo State.
Members of the Assembly also observed a minute of silence to …
The founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola, has accused the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), of blocking the reopening of universities.
Babalola said this in a statement released on Monday and signed by ABUAD Head, Corporate Affairs, Tunde Olofintila.
According to him, the federal government should allow final year students of tertiary institutions resume, just like pupils in Primary 6, JSS 3 and SS 3.
Babalola blamed the objection from the “almighty” ASUU as the reason varsities are still closed.
…“I was not disappointed on the non-resumption
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has dismissed 10 senior police officers and demoted eight others over cases of misconduct.
The Head of Press and Public Relations of PSC, Mr. Ikechukwu Ani, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja.
Ani said the decision for the dismissal was reached during the three-week deliberations at the 8th Plenary Meeting of the commission that ended on July 1.
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He said those dismissed were one Superintendent of Police (SP), five Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSP) and four Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASP).
The federal government and Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu have come under attack over the closure of Third Mainland bridge for six months.
The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola, announced that Third Mainland bridge will be closed likely on July 24th for another phase of repair works to begin.
Popoola said that consultations were on towards evolving perfect traffic management architecture.
The recent development has stirred reactions from residents in Lagos as they have expressed concern over traffic gridlock in the state.
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Some …
Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State is turning out to be one of the worst governors Imo state has ever encountered, making Senator Rochas Okorocha’s tenure look like heydays in paradise.
His controversial rise to power reins in Imo state, his devastatingly low turn out of supporters during the 2019 elections and his use of the Nigerian Supreme court powers to intimidate and force the real election winner, Emeka Ihedioha out of the gubernatorial seat has all added to the taint in his image.
With this, all 36 states of Nigeria and the FCT have recorded cases of Coronavirus.
In the figures released by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on Monday night, Cross River recorded five cases of the virus.
According to the NCDC, “one new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours. Till date, 29,286 cases have been confirmed, 11,828 cases have been discharged and 654 deaths have been …
“COVID-19 has literally hit home. I have had NO symptoms and have tested positive,” Bottoms, the 60th mayor of the city, tweeted Monday afternoon.
Georgia’s Department of Health reported Monday that there were 97,064 confirmed cases of coronavirus and at least 2,878 confirmed deaths as the numbers continue to rise.
The explosion in figures followed Gov. Brian Kemp’s decision to reopen the state economy, earlier than …
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will not visit Washington with Mexico’s president this week to celebrate a new North American trade deal, his office said Monday.
The statement came after Canada raised concerns over potential U.S. aluminium tariffs.
In a Monday phone call, Trudeau told Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador he hoped the talks with U.S. President Donald Trump would be successful.
Lopez Obrador, who had urged Trudeau to join him, is due to meet Trump at the White House on Wednesday on his first trip outside of Mexico since taking office 19 months ago.
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